Chapter 199: The Powerful Numbers

Having said that.

Roubo Luqi directly opened the large door to the basement, took the three of them, and walked toward the deck.

Jabra struggled to his feet, followed Roubo Luqi's steps, walked a few steps out the door, and after the Owl and Kumadori hesitated slightly, they followed suit.

However.

Surrounding the three of them in their hearts, there were still many things they did not understand.

Jabra could not help but ask:

"Aren't you afraid we will take the opportunity to escape?"

Roubo Luqi turned his head to look at Jabra, his gaze still warm as at the very beginning, without a single change; he said lightly:

"Your lurking beside the Princess of Alabasta serves no more than two purposes."

"First, to investigate intelligence within Alabasta, but to achieve this, a more efficient method should be to infiltrate the Wang Cheng of Alabasta, or even the royal family itself."

"Rather than going to such great lengths to help a princess who came out on her own, struggling to infiltrate some assassin organization."

"Then it can only be the second possibility: you are here for the Baroque Works."

"Whichever it is, exposing your identities in front of Vivi at this time is not a rational move."

"Besides..."

"If you can do it, then by all means, give it a try."

Jabra's expression stiffened; he subconsciously reached out to rub his face, and Gao Wen's earth-shattering strike from last night flashed through his mind again.

As a combat power ranking among the top in CP9, even though there was a chasm between him and Gao Wen like a natural moat, he could still see it clearly.

The most terrifying aspect of that strike was not its power but its speed, a speed so fast he simply could not react.

Besides, what Roubo Luqi said was not wrong; after waiting a while, they could leave without exposing themselves and could even follow Vivi to infiltrate the Alabasta royal family seamlessly.

It would be beneficial and cause no harm to them.

"Truly... you have seen right through me completely, you guy."

"Heh~"

A smile curled at the corner of Roubo Luqi's mouth as he said:

"Those are the Captain's exact words."

Jabra froze on the spot; even the Owl and Kumadori beside him were so shocked they could not speak, feeling only a chill rising from their backs.

This feeling of being completely seen through from top to bottom, with all thoughts laid bare, was no different from running naked in front of everyone.

Until just now, what amazed them was Gao Wen's powerful strength.

But such strength, within the World Government and inside the Navy, was not something no one could match.

Even the three Admirals, the highest combat power of the Navy, and Koby, known as the Hero, were undoubtedly existences surpassing Gao Wen.

But now, this gaze that perceives everything with precognitive clarity made the three of them feel extremely uneasy.

Is it really a good thing for the World Government to let such a monster control such great privileges?

This thought hovered in the hearts of the three at this moment.

For a moment.

The corridor fell silent.

Only the three of them's hurried footsteps continued to sound.

Quickly.

Blinding sunlight appeared once again in the eyes of Jabra and the other two.

Accompanied by the ship cabin door opening, a group of Gao Wen Pirate Crew officers, bare-chested and practicing the Six Powers on the deck, turned their heads simultaneously.

Similarly powerful auras like fierce beasts, similarly bare chests, similarly wild auras.

At this moment, Jabra's scalp went numb all at once.

No.

Even without Knight Gao Wen, with the combat power of this group of monsters, we still could not escape.

Jabra turned his head, exchanged a glance with the Owl beside him, and both saw the shock in each other's eyes.

"These guys..."

"Is this the reason they are so powerful?"

"Chababa~"

"Everyone!"

"Is anyone interested in trying a game?"

Roubo Luqi greeted everyone; seeing their gazes converge on him, he pointed to the Owl beside him and said:

"This guy has a special ability."

"He can calculate the corresponding Doryoku value based on the force of the opponent's strike on his body; it can be roughly understood as the power of a single strike!"

"Just like a boxing game."

Everyone immediately became interested.

Zoro sheathed the long sword in his hand, a hint of sinister smile flashing in his eyes:

"Ho~"

"So it judges the power of the attack?"

"That is to say, as long as I get the highest value, I can prove that my strength is the strongest here?!"

Zoro glanced around, his gaze passing over Sanji and landing directly on Xiang Keluo, Akin, and Roubo Luqi; for a moment, he felt quite eager to try.

Standing beside him, Akin flicked his wrist, his eyes suddenly brightening, yet he couldn't help but look at the Owl and said:

"Can this guy really withstand it?!"

The Owl closed his eyes, pressed his palms together, and said indifferently:

"There shouldn't be too much of a problem."

"As long as the Dao Power doesn't exceed ten thousand points, it won't cause too much harm to my body."

"And that figure has already surpassed the strength of a Navy Vice Admiral."

"Chapapa~"

Seeing this, Jabra and Kumagori nearby did not speak up to stop him; obviously, they had immense trust in the Owl's abilities.

At the same time, they were also extremely curious about just how high the Dao Power values of the people on Gao Wen's ship would be.

The two leaned their heads together, their gazes sweeping one by one over everyone present, finally landing on Xiang Keluo, Roubo Luqi, and Akin.

"The power these two displayed last night was undoubtedly monster-level; their Dao Power values probably wouldn't be lower than Roubo Luqi's."

"The others are very strong, but there should be a clear gap between them and these three; it's just unknown how large this gap actually is..."

While the two were discussing, the Owl stepped forward, bowed to everyone, and said indifferently:

"I am the man with the tightest lips in the CP organization, Chapapa~"

"Who will go first?"

But at that moment.

A small figure pushed open the cabin door.

Upon seeing Jabra and the other two, Chopper finally breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Your medicine needs to be changed."

Roubo Luqi couldn't help but reach out and rub Chopper's head:

"Chopper, you've arrived just in time; let's start with you!"

"Hit the Owl with your fist power; the higher the score you get, the stronger your power is proven to be!"

Chopper immediately put the matter of changing the medicine aside, his eyes sparkling with stars:

"I know! I know! It's the tool for testing combat power in the manga!"

"So cool!"

"I want to play~"

As the voice fell.

Chopper's figure suddenly expanded.

He transformed into an extremely muscular human form, shot out like a rocket, and then smashed a heavy punch into the Owl's abdomen.

Bang!

After a dull thud, the Owl's body, like a rubber ball, flew towards Sanji in the distance.

And in the next instant, he was kicked away by Sanji.

In mid-air.

The Owl frowned tightly; the severe pain from his abdomen, combined with the force attached to Sanji's kick, made him secretly surprised.

This blonde guy, judging solely by force, is even stronger than Jabra!

One thousand, two thousand...

While the Owl was thinking, Miss Kalifa's and Roubo Luqi's attacks had already arrived; the latter kicked him towards Zoro nearby.

"Interesting!"

In an instant, Zoro drew his sword and slashed the Owl away with the flat of the blade, yet this made the latter's frown tighten even more.

This guy... is even stronger!

The air whistled towards him; before the Owl's mind could even calculate the complete figure, Akin's even stronger, more explosive attack kicked him away like a rubber ball.

He only felt a burst of air explosion sound in his ears; his body almost lost all strength on the spot, and his eardrums were almost torn apart by the air!

This is... how much?!

The Owl suddenly clenched his fists.

He secretly activated the advanced Iron Body, raising his defensive capabilities by several levels, yet in the next instant he was still blasted away directly by an even more domineering kick technique.

Falling into the sea like a cannonball...

Boom—!

A white water column dozens of meters high churned on the sea surface; the surging water made the ship itself constantly rock.

Splash—!

Countless water droplets fell from the sky, soaking the clothes of everyone on the deck, but their attention was fixed on the Owl leaping out of the sea in the distance.

Although the Owl's brows were tightly locked at this moment, his face still bore an indescribable expression of shock.

"Chapapa~"

"Is this figure real or fake?!"

Jabra, being impatient and unwilling to wait, urged:

"Stop playing coy!"

"Speak quickly!"

The Owl muttered:

"Six Styles Game - Natsu Shourou!"

He closed his eyes, pressed his palms together, and felt the impact force of everyone's strikes just now.

After a few breaths, the owl suddenly opened its eyes, its gaze falling one by one upon everyone:

"Miss Kalifa, five hundred and fifty Haoshoku!"

"Tony Tony Chopper, one thousand Haoshoku!"

"Black Leg Sanji, two thousand three hundred and eighty Haoshoku!"

Jabra could hardly believe it:

"Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?! Is this guy's Haoshoku value really that high?"

Shocked to the core, he momentarily forgot the pain in his body and turned to look at Sanji in the distance.

How could one not tell that this fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy possessed Haoshoku far exceeding his own?

Someone like this...

Even Luqi at this age was far inferior to him, right?!

As for the remaining few...

He looked at Luqi, then at Zoro, Jinbe, and the others, feeling nothing but a bitter ache in his teeth.

With this lineup, not to mention himself, even if CP0 members arrived, they would find it hard to escape.

"Monsters!"

Accompanied by Jabra's sigh, the owl continued:

"Roronoa Zoro, two thousand four hundred Haoshoku!"

"Luqi, three thousand one hundred Haoshoku!"

"And then..."

Speaking up to this point,

the owl clearly paused, then spoke with a trembling voice:

"Human Ghost Jinbe, four, four, four thousand five hundred Haoshoku?!"

"Hundred Plans Xiang Keluo, four... four thousand six hundred Haoshoku!"

The words fell to the ground.

Jabra's expression froze on the spot.

After last night's battle, he had some understanding of these two's combat power and knew well that both were monsters surpassing himself, yet he never expected the gap to be this vast.

Even with the assistance of a Devil Fruit ability, a Haoshoku gap exceeding double still felt despairing.

Moreover, Human Ghost Jinbe was a Paramecia-type user; that armored state looked like an ability capable of enhancing the physique.

Wait...

Jabra was suddenly startled, his gaze turning toward the distance.

Gao Wen, disturbed by the commotion here, had long since walked out of the captain's cabin, leaning against the railing above, watching the group testing their Haoshoku with keen interest.

That guy's Haoshoku... how much would it be?

(End of this chapter)